Scheduled Maintenance; Maintenance Interval; Maintenance and Care- Page 4

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Maintenance and Care

Scheduled Maintenance

U.S.A. and Puerto Rico residents - Fixed maintenance interval
Use when the maintenance monitor for “Oil Change” is set to “Fixed”. For details, see 

maintenance monitor. (page 6-20)

Maintenance Interval

Number of months or kilometers (miles), whichever comes first.

Months

6

12

18

24

30

36

42

48

×1000 km

12

24

36

48

60

72

84

96

×1000 miles

7.5

15

22.5

30

37.5

45

52.5

60

ENGINE

Drive belts

I

Engine oil & filter

R

R

R

R

R

R

R

R

COOLING SYSTEM

Engine coolant

*1

Replace at first 192,000 km (120,000 miles) or 10 years; after 

that, every 96,000 km (60,000 miles) or 5 years.

FUEL SYSTEM

Air filter

R

Fuel lines and hoses

*2

I

I

Hoses and tubes for emission

*2

I

IGNITION SYSTEM

Spark plugs

Replace every 120,000 km (75,000 miles).

CHASSIS and BODY

Brake lines, hoses and connections

I

I

Disc brakes

I

I

I

I

Manual transmission oil

R

Tire (Rotation)

*3*4

Rotate every 12,000 km (7,500 miles).

Steering operation and linkages

I

I

Front and rear suspension, ball joints and wheel 

bearing axial play

I

I

Rear differential oil

*5

Driveshaft dust boots

I

I

Bolts and nuts on chassis and body

T

T

Exhaust system and heat shields

Inspect every 72,000 km (45,000 miles) or 5 years.

Emergency flat tire repair kit (if installed)

*6

Inspect annually.

Chart symbols:
I:

 Inspect: Inspect and clean, repair, adjust, fill up, or replace if necessary.

R:

 Replace

T:

 Tighten

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